I was discussing this with a friend, who's a Sens fan. Craig Anderson spent 3 full seasons backing Vokoun in up Flrodai - that's 3 years of watching him, practicing with him, and analyzing his play. Is it possible that Craig Anderson can give the Sens players some insight into the biggest weaknesses in Vokoun's game? Should this be a concern?

I was discussing this with a friend, who's a Pens fan. Vokoun spent 3 full seasons with Anderson backing him up in Florida - that's 3 years of watching him, practicing with him, and analyzing his play. Is it possible that Vokoun can give the Pens players some insight into the biggest weaknesses in Anderson's game? Should this be well taken?

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I would argue that after 30 or so games the sample size becomes quite meaningless. Anderson probably didn't learn much about TV after the 50th game he played so I expect it to be no different the other way around. I think it's interesting he was his backup though...adds a nice dynamic to the series.

If Anderson can provide keys to beating Vokoun, the folowing caveats would apply:

1. Would the offensively challenged Ottawa forwards actually be able to execute it?2. Would Vokoun be able to provide keys to beating Anderson?

If both goalies do in fact have the proverbial "book" on each other, my money is on the Penguins' forwards being able to exploit the weakness to the extreme. One thing about this Penguin team, if the opposing goaltender has a known weakness, they will expose it almost at will.

tfrizz wrote:It's hard to find a pair of goalies in the league more different than Fleury & Vokoun. Different styles, different strengths and weaknesses, different presences, even different catching hands! It really does throw a wrench into a team's preparation when you switch them.

Hence... the secret that HCDB will reveal soon. The Pens are going to switch goalies every period! Yep, you heard it here first